Not sure if the big wide pocket will be useful or annoying, but I like the roosters. It certainly is handy having lots of aprons in the drawer though.
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Rooster Apron
Posted in Aprons, Embroidery, Sewing For Me on October 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Roosters
Posted in Aprons on October 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
There is still some lingerie that needs to be finished up, but an apron is calling out to me to be made up. The white apron I just completed has been put to use already, so, when I saw that there was just enough left of the sheet to make another one, I cut one [...]
Finished Apron
Posted in Aprons, Embroidery, Sewing For Me on September 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ready to splatter with cooking spills! Next time I will make the band a little narrower, maybe only cut the piece 5″ or 4 3/4″ wide, and shorten the ties a little to about 32″ or 33″. There is only a little bit of the sheet left so it will be saved for purse linings [...]
Another Apron Pattern
Posted in Aprons on September 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The aprons I usually make have measurements taken from an old book and from some aprons we got at a craft sale in Virginia. I wrote about them here: http://redpajamamama.wordpress.com/2009/09/03/making-an-apron/ Now I would like to have an apron with a bit more coverage, so I drafted up a new one to try: There’s only one [...]
Squirrel Apron
Posted in Aprons, Embroidery, Gifts on September 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I finished up the apron today, and since the husband was headed out to do some errands and could take it to his sister, it only seemed right to get him to model it. This apron is made from the leftover yardage of an IKEA sheet (Dvala, I think). I followed the instructions in the [...]
Squirrels
Posted in Aprons, Embroidery on September 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I have an ongoing fun disagreement with my sister-in-law over the relative merits of squirrels. She thinks they are cute and wonderful, and I think they are troublesome menaces who damage my garden and mock me while they are about it. I decided to make her an apron decorated with squirrels and found this embroidery [...]
